Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-26

ihe three year old child of John j. Wald-
ron OF Lawrence, Mass, fell into the river
Wednesday afternoon and Was drowned.
El0Quet has refused to form a French nl.a.
lstry, and ii is now proposed TO form Ducklec
government, with Gen. Soussier ss minister
of war.
John l.. Sullivan will umpire the base ball
game between the Hartford and Danbury
clubs at Hartford, Conn, Thursday after
noon.
DR.. McGlynn spoke for over two hours
"Wednesday night At Hartford, Conn, TO a
crowded house on the cross of the new
crusade.
Major Ben Perley Poore WAS reported
much worse Wednesday morning. He passed
restless night. He is able to take no nour-
ishment
Rev. Richard Newton, ID. D., distn.
guishsd Protestant Episcopal clergyman OF
Philadelphia, died Wednesday morning, aged
"A years.
1t WAS unanimously decided that there
would be no necessity for another operation
| on the throat of Crown Prince Frederick
William.
! The Boston & Maine train struck and
killed Mrs. Lucy Hinch who was attempting
TO cross the track near Everett station Wed
nesday evening.
| All vessels arriving at Halifax from the
West Indies will be inspected with increased
care. Stringent precautions will be taken TO
keep out small pox.
One of the officers of the White Star line
says that the less caused by the collision will
be about Sl20, 600, of which $50, 900 was oc-
casoned by delayed trips.
George II. Moolic, catcher of the Boston
Blues, wasisurprised Wednesday evening by
IA number OF friends in Lawrence presenting
him 500 gold watch and chain.
John Trumbull, well known grocer of
Lynn, accdently fell under the wheels of
his wagon, Wednesday,, and was dragged
some distance. He died an hour later.
Rev. Edwin bennett of Wayne, Me-, who
declined call to the Baptist church at
Franklin, Mass some weeks since has re-
considered his decision and will accept
VIM. O'Brien and party left Niagara Falls
Wednesday afternoon for Montreal. They
spent the night at Albany. O'Brien still
complains of a pain in the back and ribs.
The Choral Society of Lowell, Mass, held
its first festival in Huntington hall tonight.
Sullivans oratory, 1.-The Prodigal Son." was
given by chorus of nearly two hundred
voices.
Men are searching the woods at Water
town, Conn, for James Costello, middle
aged farmer, who left home mysteriously a
week ago and has not been heard from since.
Foul play is suspected.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Co. has made
the rate on wool in grease of 625 cents and or
secured of 75 cents per one hundred pounds
to New York and Boston. This is a reduc-
ton respectively of 81 to 81 80.
Sunday night assassns called out Senor
Escoba of Inutes, thirty miles south of No.
gales, Arizona, and shot him to death. The
affair occurred about two o'clock and the
assassins have thus far eluded pursuit.
John Fitzgerald, freight conductor on
the Boston Albany railroad, while walking
over the train at South Spencer, Mass, Wed
nesdav morning, fell between the cars and
was killed He was about 30 years old.
Jonah Sutherland, many years presiding
judge OF the court Of general sessions 10 New
YORK, ex-member of Congress and ex Judge
of the supreme court, died in New York
Wednesday morning Of paralysis, aged 80.
The Ely copper mines at Bradford, Vt,
famous for the riot in '83, comprising thou.
| sand acres. 100 dwellings and smelling furn-
| aces sold Wednesday at auction to + T.
! George for taxes and consideration of
/ $1,000.
The schooner yacht Coronet, victor in the
ocean race, arrived in New YORK from
/ Europe, Wednesday. With the possible ex-
ception Of the New York clubs regatta the
Coronet will not be entered in any races thi.
scason.
| Joseph Chamberlain. in a letter published
Wednesday morning in London, urges the
supporters OF the governments Irish policy
the necessity of organizing, and warns them
that if they fail to to do so they viii surely
! be beaten.
Nearly three hundred men employed on
| the new aqueduct in New York are on
strike for the payment of their wages for
April, which fell due May 20. They are
very bitter and the rougher element threatens
damage to the works
The fishermen of Newport, K. l., and vi
| cinIty have formed organization under
the name of the Rhode Island Fresh Fish
Associatiou, for mutual protection. They
| have already .ucceeded in raising the price
from 81 to 81 and S. per barrel.
| The situation Of the miner. strike at Sera-
| ing, Belgium, is assuming a more alarmin z
aspect. twenty-five hundred more miners
/ have left work and are taking part in the
strike. At Charleroi seven thousand men are
1 on strike ana the appearance OF analrs is
/ growing more serious.
/ The 33d annual session Of the Grand Lodge
| of Good Templar. Of the World is being held
/ in Saratoga, n. Y. The American branch
has about $50 representatives and the Eng
! lish 80. The two executive committees met
/ 10 Boston last fall and agreed upon a basis Of
reunion which was adopted.
! In Chicago six contractors signed docu
ment agreeing to sustain the platform Of the
master mssons association and were given
permits to begin work today. "Our platform
| is eight hours at forty cents an hour, and
Saturday pay day." said President Vorkeller
of the bricklsyers unisn. 1--WE will begin
on no other terms"
Henry W. Clark of Providence, X. l.,
father of Lieut.. Arthur II. Clark, whose
death on the U. s. s. Loquois at Panama,
vas reported two weeks ago yesterday, re-
seived letter frsm Psymastef Arthur Peter